Waikiki Was a Swamp, 4000-lb Manta Rays & Earth's Loneliest Island 🌴🦈🌋 | Sunburnt Podcast Ep. 54

Before Waikiki was paradise, it was a malaria-infested duck pond. A 4,000-pound manta ray named Barnaby is fighting with 30 buddies over a girl. And somewhere in the South Atlantic, 250 people share 7 last names and eat lobster every day. Welcome to Episode 54 of the Sunburnt Podcast with Emmy Award-winning Producer Thomas O'Brien and Netflix Comedian Chip Chantry. This week, the guys celebrate the 125th anniversary of Waikiki's first hotel, break down why NASA might spend $11 billion on a Mars rock called "Donomite," reveal the secret history of DC's cherry blossoms (spoiler: we burned the first batch), and meet Barnaby — a goth-looking giant manta ray who can recognize himself in a mirror. Plus: the world's most remote inhabited island, where your nearest neighbor is a 7-day boat ride away. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode! Why Hit Play? 🍅 57 Uses for Ketchup — Chip reveals Heinz's wildest cleaning hacks (0:32) 🏨 Waikiki's $150K Swamp Hotel — The Moana Surfrider turns 125 (12:26) 🪨 The $11 Billion Mars Rock — A mineral that doesn't exist on Earth (21:03) 🚢 21.7 Million Spring Break Cruisers — America goes full cruise control (22:32) 🌸 Japan's Cherry Trees Got Torched — The diplomatic disaster nobody knows (25:24) 🐠 Barnaby's 30-Male Mating Train — Fish of the Week gets unhinged (37:49) 🏝️ 250 People, 7 Last Names — Life on Earth's most remote island (44:58) 💰 Adam Sandler's $48 Million Year — Forbes' highest-paid actors revealed (30:09) Chapters 0:00 Open - Episode Tease 0:32 57 Ways to Use Ketchup 1:03 The #1 Tropical Travel Comedy Podcast 1:23 Chip's Alpha Male Podcaster Meltdown 2:09 Thomas's Timothée Chalamet Charcoal Side Hustle 2:37 Should Chalamet's Interview Have Been Edited? 4:39 The Tropical News Rundown 7:07 Front Desk — The Escape Room Countdown 7:26 Episode 54 & YouTube Growth Explosion 8:45 Chip's Frat Brothers Storm Steel Stacks 9:37 A Burnt One Appears at an Oscar Party 12:26 Waikiki Was a Malaria Duck Pond 13:14 The Moana Surfrider Turns 128 14:32 Best Mai Tai and Burger on Earth 15:37 Old Keith the Banyan Tree Since 1904 17:17 Outrigger Expands to Leo's Beach Island 18:57 The ABC Store Has More Items Than Amazon 20:01 Chip's 3-Minute Leonardo DiCaprio Set 21:03 NASA's $11 Billion Rock Called dough tonight 22:32 21.7 Million Americans Go Cruise Control 23:39 Netflix's Next Missing Person Documentary 25:24 Japan's Cherry Trees Get Burned at Customs 27:32 Darkness Becomes a $10 Billion Industry 30:09 Forbes Highest-Paid Actors — Sandler Takes #1 33:29 Chip Tells Millionaires to Stay Out of Podcasting 34:47 Buffett's Shamrock Margarita Fact Check 35:28 Fish of the Week — Barnaby the 4,000-lb Manta Ray 36:34 A Goth Girl's Kite at 20 Feet Wide 37:49 The 30-Male Mating Train Explained 39:12 Barnaby's Reef Yourself Spa Day 39:52 Manta Rays Recognize Themselves in Mirrors 41:14 The Good Book Opens 41:47 Dominican Republic's 800,000 Tourist Tsunami 44:58 Earth's Most Remote Inhabited Island 48:23 Lobster and French Fries Every Single Day 48:54 No Airport — Just a 7-Day Boat Ride 51:58 Trouble in Paradise Hotline Reminder 52:44 Front Desk — Stay Burnt 0:32 Cold Open — 57 Ways to Use Ketchup 0:58 Thomas Realizes They're Recording 1:03 The #1 Tropical Travel Comedy Podcast 1:23 Chip's Alpha Male Podcaster Meltdown 2:09 Thomas's Timothée Chalamet Charcoal Side Hustle 2:37 Should Chalamet's Interview Have Been Edited? 4:39 The Tropical News Rundown 7:07 Front Desk — The Escape Room Countdown 9:37 A Burnt One Appears at an Oscar Party 12:26 Waikiki Was a Malaria Duck Pond 13:14 The Moana Surfrider Turns 125 14:32 Best Mai Tai and Burger on Earth 15:37 Moana Surfrider Banyan Tree Since 1904 17:17 Outrigger Expands to Leo's Beach Island 18:57 The ABC Store Has More Items Than Amazon 20:01 Chip's 3-Minute Leonardo DiCaprio Set 21:03 NASA's $11 Billion Rock Called dough tonight 22:32 21.7 Million Americans Go Cruise Control 23:39 Netflix's Next Missing Person Documentary 25:24 Japan's Cherry Trees Get Burned at Customs 27:32 Darkness Becomes a $10 Billion Industry 30:09 Forbes Highest-Paid Actors — Sandler Takes #1 33:29 Chip Tells Millionaires to Stay Out of Podcasting 34:47 Buffett's Shamrock Margarita Fact Check 35:28 Fish of the Week — Barnaby the 4,000-lb Manta Ray 36:34 A Goth Girl's Kite at 20 Feet Wide 37:49 The 30-Male Mating Train Explained 41:47 Dominican Republic's 800,000 Tourist Tsunami 44:58 Earth's Most Remote Inhabited Island 🌴 Leave us a voicemail for the Trouble in Paradise Hotline: (310) 845-6038 Tell us your worst vacation story and you might hear it on the show. 🎧 New episodes every week. Subscribe and Get Sunburnt. #SunburntPodcast #ComedyPodcast #TropicalTravel #Waikiki #MantaRay #TristanDaCunha #CherryBlossoms #MarsRock #CruiseLife #FishOfTheWeek The Sunburnt Podcast @SunburntPod is the number 1 Tropical Travel Comedy Podcast in the world.